Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being
Created to help all Massachusetts lawyers achieve a healthy, positive, and productive balance of work, personal life, and health.
Explore this site to learn more about the Committee’s history, mandate, and current work, and to read the July 2019 Report published by the initial, temporary Steering Committee on Lawyer Well-Being.
The Committee prioritizes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the legal profession. Read our DEI statement.
Get Involved
Spread awareness, engage in your community, create supportive workplaces, be an upstander, practice with compassion and empathy, and take care of yourself and others around you.
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Drop into a Legal Well-Being Network Meeting. Meets every other month. Sign up and recordings, available here.
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Legal mentoring programs. More information available, here.
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Available through a partnership with the Mass Health Connector. More info here.
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Gain insights into the demographics and law practices of lawyers across the Commonwealth. Census data is available here.
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Don’t miss this event, May 1 to 5, 2023. More info here.
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Guides and resources for law students, staff, facility, and administrators are available here.
Do you need mental health, addiction and recovery, or practice management support?
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) is an independent nonprofit lawyers assistance program in Massachusetts exclusively dedicated to helping with the many personal and professional issues of life in the law. LOMAP, a program of LCL, helps lawyers and law students in Massachusetts to implement best practices and procedures for operating a law practice and to navigate career development.
Visit LCL’s website www.lclma.org.
The Standing Committee
Learn more about the Committee’s history and mandate.